Hey everyone I'm going to try and make this as long as possible! It might be hard because training scenes are hard for me to do. I read my favorite story Vixenous and I hope to get some much needed material for this chapter.

Now let's get onto the chapter!

Tsume-Hiei luver: You're the beta for this story right? Sorry I never wrote it down lol.

Chapter 11: Training barely.

Kurama, Ash and Hiei walked threw the forest to the clearing were they were to train for the day.

Each were thinking about different things.

Ash was thinking about what was going on with Kurama

Kurama was wondering how all of this was going to work out.

And Hiei was trying to think about how to train her first.

When they reached the clearing Ash didn't hesitate to ask the obvious question. "So, what are you going to teach me?" She moved out in front of Kurama and folded her arms over.

Hiei didn't exactly know how to do any of this. The fox wasn't a fire demon he couldn't show her how to do the attacks. Finally he figured out where he should start.

"How to channel your energy so you won't kill yourself." Hiei said.

"How to channel your energy so-." He caught himself before he said the last part knowing that would be a obvious 'Hiei' statement and he had to say things in his own words.

"So you won't have to be a circuit anymore." (I couldn't think of how to word it.)

"What?"

Kurama put his hands together the way she had before. "So you won't have to do this anymore. I'm not a fire demon so I don't know exact names."

She nodded in understanding then stopped and thought, "How did you know about that?"

"I've watched you before, now let's begin." She excepted the explanation.

"Teach her how to find her stability." Hiei said as Kurama sat down and Ash followed his actions. "Keep yourself open to reality so I can give you instruction once you've gotten there." Hiei explained sitting with them.

'Okay.' Kurama simply replied closing his eyes. Ash watched his actions closely waiting for further instructions.

"Close your eyes Ash. Empty your mind and think of your type."

"What?"

"Think of your type, fire in your case." Ash nodded and closed her eyes.

Tell her to concentrate on her stability." Hiei explained Kurama nodded knowing Ash wouldn't be able to see it.

"Concentrate on your stability you should see something most likely a flame." Ash remained silent.

"I see many flames everywhere."

"That's her insatiability."

"That is your insatiability." Kurama repeated.

Ash opened her eyes as did Kurama. "Now if you were stable with your powers there would be only one flame." He explained standing up. "We have to change that."

"How do I do that?" She seemed a little hesitant about all of this now.

"You have to concentrate on putting your energy in one place." 'You no Hiei that doesn't really answer the question.'

"Shut up I'm working on it."

"Ok concentrate on putting all your fire on the outside of you, so it surrounds you."

"Ok concentrate on putting all your fire on the outside of you, so it surrounds you." Kurama repeated.

Ash sighed, "Okay I trust you."

She started to concentrate and a strong wind picked up blowing her black hair around. (I think that's right.)

She instantly started to put her hands together. But Kurama grabbed her before they came together. Her eyes snapped open and she looked at him.

"Try and do it without connecting your hands." She sighed and nodded trying again.

Once again the wind picked up and after a moment a orange flame was emitted from her, burning upwards but she was unaffected by it.

'What now?' Hiei was speechless for a moment, mesmerized by how right she looked surrounded in the flames.

"Bring it back in her mind, keep it whole and lock it within herself." He explained.

"Ash, now bring the power back into your mind. But keep it whole and lock it within yourself." Kurama said without recitation.

She didn't nod but the fact that the flame started to diminish proved that she had heard him.

Hiei soundlessly breathed a sound of relief it seemed it had been easier to make her stable then he had first thought.

The key word there is 'seemed'.

She winced once and the fire came back bolder then ever. Her fingers kept twitching a couple times a second and she winced quite often also.

"Tell her to put her hands together now!" Hiei almost shouted.

He had failed to mention that this part of the training was the most difficult and often people would become unable to use there body while the flame ragged on.

'You said that was wrong though.' Kurama questioned

"Just do it fox before I impale you on something!" Hiei ordered.

Kurama faltered but only for a moment. "Ash put your hands together. Control your energy like you normally do!"

"I… can't move." Her face scrunched up clearly showing that she was in pain.

"You have to put her hands together forcefully!" Hiei said pointing to her hands. Kurama nodded and instantly moved to grab her hands.

But once his own hands went threw the now thick flame he was instantly scorched yanking his hands back out.

'Hiei I can't it burns me.' Kurama said concern and worry filled his eyes to capacity.

Hiei starred from the fox to Ash knowing that if she was left in this condition she would surly by burned by her own energy.

"Dammit." With one movement he went over to her and grabbed a hold of her wrists.

The fire didn't burn him like it would for Kurama because he was a fire demon also.

He forced her hands up and together instantly the fire started to go back down and she started to return to normal.

Hiei just starred at her almost in a trance. Once again he was reminded of everything he would never be able to do with her. And he realized that someday he would have to leave her again.

But at that time he would never see her again, he would be gone, she had slipped through his fingers and there was nothing he could do about it.

Then to top it all off he had gone and destroyed their relationship and he realized that to her… there relationship was what had made her happy in the first place.

Unknown to him Ash had opened her eyes, she starred out for a moment before allowing her eyelids to fall again.

What had he done? How could he have done that? Looking upon her now as she breathed deeply strands of black hair falling in front of her face he saw the mistake of his actions.

He let go of her suddenly still caught up in his thoughts. Kurama stood away witnessing the whole thing and unable to decide which of his friends he should comfort first.

He picked Ash deciding to put some time off later to find out what was bothering his closest friend.

Hiei moved away and back to the trees blending in with the shadows enough to make him transparent as the moonlight had done.

His eyes were focused on the ground and for once in his life Kurama thought he saw fear, confusion, and understanding in Hiei's eyes.

He was brought back to the matter at hand when he heard Ash fall to her knees. "Ash are you okay?" He asked going over to her and putting his hand on her shoulder.

Her eyes opened and she starred at Kurama, "Kurama I saw him." He looked at her obviously confused.

"What? Who?"

"Hiei I saw him he was right in front of me." Kurama's eyes widened for two reasons.

One so he could act surprised so Ash wouldn't get a suspicious again.

And two because he realized something, Hiei had touched her, before he could never touch anyone who couldn't see him. Then when she was in the fire he had held her wrists.

"He's here Kurama I think he's… watching over us or something?" She said her eyes moving from side to side thinking of the circumstances.

"Maybe he's your guardian angel now." Kurama said comfortingly help her to stand up.

"I think that was more then enough for today do you agree?" He asked as they started to walk back to the temple leaving Hiei to follow behind slowly.

Ash smiled and nodded Kurama took notice of how cheery she was now that she knew Hiei was there.

But he couldn't help wonder what she would think if she knew Hiei was always around her. Looking after her every move?

As they walked back Kurama looked back at Hiei and found he had regained his stone features but his sight was still transfixed with the ground. 'I wonder what's on his mind?' Kurama thought.

A/N: Ok well that was defiantly long as I wanted it to be! I'M STILL TAKEING IDEA IF ANYONE WANTS TO SUBMIT ANY!

NEXT CHAPTER

What's really bothering our little fire demon?

How will Kurama help?

What! Hiei's going back in her dreams again?

What's Kurama doing behind Hiei's back?

Will they finally be able to tell Ash what's been going on? (if you can't tell next chapter will be long also.)

Also I'm going to try and add a song to either the next chapter or the one after I just think it matches what I want to happen.

Also the song would be by Stain if people don't know who that is I gasp at you